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| 19. This statement has been worked out over a period of time
involving a few weeks. After careful deliberation and reconsidering of all
points, I think that the statement presents a true picture of the KA as I came
to know it. I have read each of the 23 pages of this statement and have placed
my signature at the bottom of each page. I have made the necessary corrections
in my own handwriting and have initialed each correction in the margin of each
page. 1 declare herewith under oath that I have stated the full truth to the
best of my knowledge and belief. Nuernberg, 10 June 1947 |
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| [Signed] GUENTHER FRANK-FAHLE |
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| 2. TESTIMONY OF DEFENDANT MANN |
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[Statement from the judgment concerning personal history, positions,
and affiliations of defendant Wilhelm Mann:
"MANN, Wilhelm: Born
4 April 1894, Wuppertal-Elberfeld. Commercial School graduate; 1931-1934 deputy
member of Vorstand; 1934-1945 full member of Vorstand; 1931-1938 member of
Working Committee; 1937-1945 member of Commercial Committee; 1931-1945 Chief of
Sales Combine Pharmaceuticals; 1926-1945 member of Farben Pharmaceuticals
Committee; chairman of East Asia Committee; official or member of numerous
control groups in Farben concerns (including chairmanship in
‘DEGESCH’).
"Member of Nazi Party; member of SA with rank of
lieutenant; member of German Labor Front; Reich Economic Judge; member of
Greater Advisory Council, Reich Group Industry; member of many scientific
organizations."] |
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EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF
DEFENDANT
MANN* |
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| DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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DR. BERNDT (counsel for defendant Mann) What was your attitude
towards the persons persecuted in the Third Reich for political or other
reasons?
DEFENDANT MANN: I always tried to help, wherever possible, the
persons persecuted for political or racial reasons. I think, Counsel, that the
documents you will submit to the Tribunal will make that clearer and plainer
than if I gave you a long explanation on the matter.
Q. Well, perhaps
you can just give me one incident and one experience you had.
A. Just
in my efforts to help persons persecuted for political or other reasons, I had
considerable difficulties because I was closely watched by a Gestapo official,
an employee of Bayer who was a member of the Gestapo, and he again and again
tried to |
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* Complete testimony is
recorded in the mimeographed transcript, 31 March, 1, 2, 3, and 5 April 1948,
pp. 10278-10306: 10319-10478; 10570-10626, and 10646-10668. Further extracts
are reproduced below in section VII D 4 a 1 and in section VIII E 4, vol. VIII,
this series.
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